English adverb: sidewise | |||
1. | sidewise toward one side | ||
Samples | The car slipped sideways into the ditch. Leaning sideways. A figure moving sidewise in the shadows. | ||
Synonyms | sideway, sideways | ||
2. | sidewise with one side forward or to the front | ||
Samples | Turned sideways to show the profile. Crabs seeming to walk sidewise. | ||
Synonyms | sideway, sideways | ||
3. | sidewise from the side; obliquely | ||
Samples | A picture lit sideways. Scenes viewed sidewise. | ||
Synonyms | sideway, sideways | ||